2010 Christmas Gathering

December 13th, 2010

Yesterday was our Annual Christmas Gathering and we commemorated the invention of the Christmas creche by St. Francis with a traditional dramatic rendition of the events. After that we enjoyed a potluck feast as well as a wonderful time of Franciscan fellowship. Photos can be found here.

Our next gathering...

will be on Sunday, April 12th, 2015 at 12:30 p.m. We will recite the Franciscan Crown Rosary and after our regular meeting and prayers, we will proceed to St. Francis Church for Benediction.

From the Rule of the Secular Franciscan Order

1) The Franciscan family, as one among many spiritual families raised up by the Holy Spirit in the Church, unites all members of the people of God — laity, religious, and priests – who recognize that they are called to follow Christ in the footsteps of Saint Francis of Assisi.

In various ways and forms but in life-giving union with each other, they intend to make present the charism of their common Seraphic Father in the life and mission of the Church.

Please join us in helping the Saint Francis Inn - a Franciscan, Eucharistic community called to minister with the poor and homeless of Philadelphia.

Please join us in helping the The Mothers' Home in Darby as they provide a safe haven for vulnerable, pregnant women in a crisis who choose life as a sacred gift.

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